Comments in a PowerPoint Playlist - documentation is WRONG

M

Michael Koerner

If you play your presentation from a batch file located in the same folder
as everything else it will work. below is a sample that I used to check it
out. Only the filename has been changed to protect the innocent.

@ECHO OFF
rem This is comment line one.
rem This is comment line two.
@pptview.exe "yourpresentation.ppt"

You could also leave a comment on the KB article page, that it does not work
as stated.

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


| Hi,
| PowerPoint viewer 2003 will accept .lst and .txt playlist files if
launched
| from the command-line.
| Microsoft's documentation
| (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?SCID=kb;en-us;827766)
| about this is wrong, as far as I can tell.
| It does not allow comments preceeded with semicolons.
|
| Is there a way to add comments to these playlists?
| Would help me greatly!
| Ariel
 
A

Ariel

This seems to be adding a comment in the batch file, not in the playlist file.
Is there a way to add comments to the playlist file?
Ariel
 
M

Michael Koerner

Not that I'm aware.

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


| This seems to be adding a comment in the batch file, not in the playlist
file.
| Is there a way to add comments to the playlist file?
| Ariel
|
| "Michael Koerner" wrote:
|
| > If you play your presentation from a batch file located in the same
folder
| > as everything else it will work. below is a sample that I used to check
it
| > out. Only the filename has been changed to protect the innocent.
| >
| > @ECHO OFF
| > rem This is comment line one.
| > rem This is comment line two.
| > @pptview.exe "yourpresentation.ppt"
| >
| > You could also leave a comment on the KB article page, that it does not
work
| > as stated.
| >
| > --
| > <>Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup<>
| > <><>Email unless specifically requested will not be opened<><>
| > <><><>Do Provide The Version Of PowerPoint You Are Using<><><>
| > <><><>Do Not Post Attachments In This Newsgroup<><><>
| > Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]
| >
| >
| > | > | Hi,
| > | PowerPoint viewer 2003 will accept .lst and .txt playlist files if
| > launched
| > | from the command-line.
| > | Microsoft's documentation
| > | (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?SCID=kb;en-us;827766)
| > | about this is wrong, as far as I can tell.
| > | It does not allow comments preceeded with semicolons.
| > |
| > | Is there a way to add comments to these playlists?
| > | Would help me greatly!
| > | Ariel
| >
| >
| >
 

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